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Biography

Born in Melbourne in 1964, Jim Pavlidis studied Graphic Design at Swinburne Institute of Technology, and Visual Art at VCA, Melbourne.

Since 1985, he has been a freelance artist and illustrator for a variety of clients such as The Wilderness Society, Dynamo House, 21C Magazine and Move Records. He has worked as an artist for The Age newspaper, Melbourne, for over 20 years. Between 1995 and 1997, he worked in London for The Independent and Daily Mail newspapers, and in Paris where he was art director for The Paris Free Voice weekly newspaper.

As a painter and printmaker, Pavlidis has held regular solo exhibitions since 1994, and his work has been included in numerous group and invitation exhibitions in London, Hong Kong and throughout Australia.

‘A Pavlidian Odyssey Through Greece’, 6 minutes, theage.com.au, November 2007‘Jim Pavlidis – Homeric Ode in Paint’ by Fotis Kapetopoulos, Neos Kosmos, November 12, 2007'Citius, Altius, Fortius, as the eggheads say’ by Nick Richardson, The Australian Literary Review, July 2007‘Four Quarters – A Collection of Poems’ by Tome Petsinis, Art by Jim Pavlidis, Published by Thompson Walker, 2006‘Meanjin on Rock ’n Roll’, 2006‘New McCullochs Encyclopedia of Australian Art’, 2006‘Sightlines - Critical Guide’ by David Hansen, The Age, April 7, 2006’Seeing Life in the Stillness’ by Chris Beck, The Age, November 8, 2003‘When the Sun Sets Over Carlton‘, The Age, May 3, 2003‘The Game They Paint in Heaven’ by Georgina Safe, The Australian, August 3, 2001‘Icons of Belonging’ by Martin Flanagan, The Age, May 19, 2001‘The Haunted Heart of Darkness’ by Anna King Murdoch, The Age, March 20, 1995